Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/5168
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishIndependence KnollsIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Knoll(s) 
Latitude 28° 25' 0" N (28.416667°)  
Longitude 69° 42' 0" W (-69.7°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes General information (en): Corrected longitude (input error: 69°49'0"W) Updated with GEBCO May 2014. Original source was correct (GEBCO October 2002).    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-11. Proposer: Troy L. Holcombe, National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), USA. Year of proposal: 1994.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: U.S. research vessel "Chain". Year of discovery: 1973. History: The U.S. Research Vessel "Chain" crossed over these features on Independence Day, July 4, 1973, hence their name. The knolls were discovered during the MODE (Mid-Ocean Dynamics Ex    
Additional information (en): Also shown on Chart 1, Scale 1:500,000 (MODE-I Region bathymetry), compiled by P. A. Bush, published by NOAA.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): -153858    
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Part of  North Atlantic Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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